The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-11
MAAhIlG'S HARD WORK,
AND HOW 1T HAS CHANGED THE
GENIAL SECRETARY
int q Grabbed Old Msld-Mr. Tars-
ReJ's Bill Prohibiting Convict
or Alien Labor.

WASHINGTON, Mrck I0-The re.
port OF ths Department OF Agrcul-
ture Of s'r button and consum pit on
Of wheat and corn, shows that 80 per
cent. Of the crop Of corn Is still In
fa:msrs' hands, a smaller proplItio n
then la Mach l885-lS86, bat Ia ger
tn an in 1884. The estimated remain.
der 10 sos 10000 bushels. The esd-
ma ed proportion beld for home con-
sumption is l,377 600, 600 bushels,
leaving 28s Co., 900 bustels for trans
portAiion beyond coun y LINES. The
propo ftion Of mercha ntaOle corn Is SO
pr cent, m,kiog the quality Of tue
crop unusually good, 80 being the
sversgs p, r ceniage m -Ichantshle in q
series Il y,ars. The amount If whe.t
| on hand "a per cent. II the crop, or
about 10000 Ol0 bushels, spaiDst
III QUO, GOO lat year ami 189, 900 600 IN
March, 1896. the la,Re-t urpius ever
grown. IL is 30O0,O00 bushels more
than ia M rch. 1884, and 24,O 0OOO
bushels more han in March, 1882.
THE RRsGor or Mr. hAENIkG's HARD
Mr.. Roessls, proprietor Of the Ar
ling or II IT, is an Albany man. and
had known Mr.. Manning for many
years. When Secreta y Manning tn K
aoartments at the Arliogton Mr..
Roessle was not slow t. notice that lie
" as working too hard. TIE s. cretsry
commonly came over to the holel
from the Tieasury an hour or two
after the close Of business, took his
dinner aud then reired to bis room,
where. assi, ted by clerks and stenC-
grsphers, his practices was to attack q
hecstomb OF papers and documents
| and work far INFO the night. This
went on until Mr.. Ropssle obse we'd
that the genial tempered Secretary
was becoming cisbbei, and while
doub ess oblivious himself 10 the
fact, bsgan to show wear and tear
m ost pc esptibIy. He vaiDly en-.
desv red to persuade Mr.. Manning
tn At he was dong himse great IL jus
tice, and at last n solved t. beard the
lion Ia his den. Long sfer midnight
he went to the Sereta'y's apartment
and without knock ng eut red.
well, what do you want here3"
wss the gruf situation he received.
~ came bere to read the riot asst"
retorted Roessle, land inst want to
say If you persist In the effort to ruin
your health or kill yourself, as you are
doing, you had better pack your
trunks, pay your bill and lok else
where tor quartere, for 1 will not low
the Arlington Hotel to be used for
suicidal purposes II can help it,"
"Why, what do you mean by this
intrusion p replied the Secretary.
You will plesse retire at once"
Il shsll do nothing of the kind, Dan
Naomi g." SHOUTED Roess!s. 1--WE
have known each other man and boy,
and l am not goiug to stand by and
see you sacrifice yourself in this man
ner." Then turning to the wonder
ethcken clerks Rosssle added: "Put
up your pens, paper and d. cumen s,
AID get right out. Here you are all
breathing foul air, smoking strong
Gig rs and scratching away Ter dear
hf,. The country does not expect nor
need such ss,duity, and Republics are
proverb ally uDsrateful. This is all
ara It nonsense, " rkipg day end
night, taking little or no rest, ar d l
W MT have it, at least under this root.
l refuse to b. psrticeps in this crime
Of self murder"
ALIEN AND CONVICT LABOR.
A bill which att acted very lit
tie attention at the time Of lts intro
ductinu, and sill less nee it pas ed
the House, promises t. have very
import Ant bearing on ContI &C fur
the erection Of the numer Jus public
blu Id nps authorized by the Forty
ninth Congress. This oil was intro
duced by Mr.. Tarsney, OF Michigau,
list anUa'y. l practically prohibits
the uss of Convics or alien laDor upon
any Of the puollc works OF the UnIted
States. He etofore a ( W iav red con-
traco rs, BolEb " icaso concern,
wnich save contrscts for tn laoor of
ST. to prs mere, have been ab . to ont.
bid al r.va 8 aud have 10 u ed Tia
contrac Q for the stone work upon a
z eat macy OF The buildings er CT, d
uOd,r the d r ion Of Su oel viring
Architect OF the Tres,uty. Secretary
Marniog has decided tnst the depart.
ment has M authority 10 il qnlre
as to the kind If labor TO he
emplo yed, provided tne bidd,r is
re. pc . Bile. Lab rorgatis ,tons have
protested in vain. Toe piso amor
cont actors havo invs lab y carried of |
he pr 20. Besides this, 1t il said th It |
there are In the Dlmi1iou OF Ga ada
q prea m my men who depend entire
ly for q living on ths work fur
Ii-ht d tn them ny tn conlrlc ors who |
bid on the WORK for the i'm pruvemsnt
OF the rivers and harbors along the |
northern ilontier. Owing to the
cheaper living in the Dominion, these
men can AFT I'd to WORK very muca ,
cheaper than bona fide American citi- |
Gsne, and ss tusy do mot -. end a dol
lar in the UnlIed Ss o., there has
naturally been great deal II COM
plsint. Tarsney's bill was aimed ut
these Canadians IN re than at she G n
vict labor, Tor the New York aud Mich
igan dis ricts sufi r more ON these
un Selc me visitors than any other
secuo 8 # the country.
MERlCAN HWPITAL AT TRHRRAN.
Tho d paItm n; OF State has re
ceived dispatch from Minister Pratt, |
at Teharao q, eta iug tbat the Shah has
granted acouce Jslon for tn ertc ion |
OF hos pital at that OF y, un Ger the |
d ret on OF DR.. W. W. To res ce, phy.
g clan of u Amer can Prssby terian
Board Of MisSo "a. rhe HAT sep was
taken Ia 1885 by t. Q 'han Prime MN.
liter, who offered II 500 squs yarLs
OF ground in any one OF three local.
ties which Mr.. Tor suce might desig-
nate. The couees ion was, no wevsr,
delayed by, HIS Excsllen VS. d ,ath
Through the tcdva txsrtions Of The
Minister Of Poet, and mambsr Of the
/ uneIial Council Of state, grant OF
"a 900 lqua'e yards OF ground has
besn mSda. Ga tn "a h ,spital tn acI
commodore so To- 100 patents will be
IRE cteda Mrs w h. Ferry OF Lake
Forrest, H., his giv'n $4,000 for this
purp Nse, " nicn cum has besb inc' eased
20 $4,000 oy the AnsIic IN Prssby er.
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